| A Million Dreams Go Up In Smoke In Narcotics Bonfire | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1517 |
| Catalog #: | 345625 | |
| Clip Number: | 345625-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 008-499-09 | |
| Timecode: | 00:24:43 - 00:25:22 | |
| Location: | CHICAGO, IL | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Misc DRUGS: Illicit LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Illinois, Chicago OCCUPATIONS: Law Enforcement | |
| Description: | Shaky, jumpy dull in contrast and imagery Windy city police burn a quarter-million dollars worth of heroin, opium and marijuana, along with a collection of pipes and 'needles' used by addicts, the haul representing five months' seizures from peddlers and their victims. Police pile up parcels, douce wih gasoline, drug paraphanalia, pile ignites in flames. | |
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